You know that saying that you can't have something fast, cheap and quality. Well I have decided you can't be a good mom, work outside the home (or inside), and be skinny. I know you probably know exceptions to the rule. Heck maybe you are one of those people with a 'high metabolism.' You are so lucky because you don't have to become shallow and obsessed like I am when my husband uses the royal WE right when I am about to pop another chocolate in my mouth.

Mom, Work, Skinny. Something's got to give and it ain't the Mommy part.

Guess I am looking at the fat jeans once again... 

Speaking of the D word (diet), I knew I would have a bad WW weigh-in today and I did. I gained 1/2 pound this week. Am trying not to be bummed and keep with the program.

It is just SOO much more fun when I lose weight...I sing, 'Oh happy day!' 

Thanks to Mommy Liza for the cartoon. 

Last night, I PIGGED out. It was so much FUN after dieting for two whole weeks. I ate flatbread with blue cheese, lobster, baked potato and chocolate ganache.

YUM YUM! And I enjoyed every bite. We went out with friends and partied until 11:30 pm!!!  That was a record for us.

Of course today I am an exhausted piggy who can't eat anything. (All those WW points are gone!)

Nachos sure would be good with the Super Bowl on...oink oink. 

Since I crossed the Weighing Wall and have been able to step on the scales, I was able to complete week ONE of my latest Weight Watchers diet. Since I am not going to meetings where I would get a bookmark or star (and listen to people talk about eating celery and mustard), I have to share here.

So for my first week, I lost 3.5 pounds!  Yeah, chocolate fondue please. If you feel envious--don't.  As my husband likes to remind me, it's water weight (Thanks, honey!)

The thing is I have lost and gained these pounds three times before. And because I am a woman who finds comfort in numbers, I have created zones to chart my plan.  Here are my weight loss zones (post kids) and how many times I have been there.

Zone 4     Lost and Gained same 4 pounds       Four Times (currently still here)

Zone 3     Lost and Gained same 5 pounds       Six Times (maybe more I can't remember actually-PATHETIC!)

Zone 2     Lost and Gained same 6 pounds       Two Times

Zone 1    Lost and Gained same 4 pounds         Once when I had the stomach flu!!!

Anyone else have some ZONING going on? 

What a ROUGH day. I have a very important meeting tomorrow and I have NO DRESS PANTS that fit.  Yes, that is right. NONE of my pants fit because I have gained so much weight.

I went back and looked at my life...and I have gained seven pounds since I started on my hormone balancing drugs. I seriously want to sit in a dark corner and cry.

Alas, I will wear the ONE dress I have and my new SPANX (thank you, my dress pants don't fit with the Spanx). And talk to my doctor PRONTO.

Was it not enough that I pushed out two babies? Must I endure this torture from my hormones?  Enough whining. It is only FAT and CLOTHES that don't fit.  And the GAP is now closed.

I am so proud of myself!  I finally climbed the wall between myself and the scale. It was hard and mighty and tall, but I did it. God knows, it took me months. (I have not been able to weigh myself since I fell off the WW wagon last summer.)

The weight news was not great. I weigh what I did at the end of first trimester with my first daughter. It could have been worse. I could weigh what I did before I DELIVERED!

I say DIET and my body says RAVENOUSLY HUNGRY. But I followed Weight Watchers today. One day at a time...